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2021-05-10 07:35:47 GMT2021-05-10 15:35:47(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) Tensions between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem continued into Sunday night and Monday morning, with a total of over 300 Palestinians injured in violent clashes over the weekend.
Confrontations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem s Old City have been intensified following a court ruling that tried to evict several Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
Despite the unrest at the flashpoint, Israeli police on Sunday gave a greenlight to the annual Jerusalem Day parade, raising the possibility of further clashes and soaring tensions in the region.
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Israel s army on Monday said it launched airstrikes on Gaza in response to rockets fired by Hamas militants after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a religious site in Jerusalem.
Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters that Israeli forces had targeted a Hamas military operative, while Hamas sources in Gaza confirmed to AFP that one of their commanders had been killed.
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Earlier Sunday, Jordanian news outlets reported that King Abdullah II had spoken with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and expressed his support for the Palestinian people and condemned the Israeli conduct in East Jerusalem. What the Israeli police and special forces are doing, from violations against the mosque to attacks on worshippers, is barbaric [behavior] that is rejected and condemned, Jordan said earlier in a statement.
Frictions have mounted in Jerusalem and the West Bank, with nightly clashes in East Jerusalem s Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood where numerous Palestinian families face eviction. King Abdullah, whose Hashemite family claims descent from Islam s Prophet Mohammad and draws legitimacy from its custodianship role, said Israeli actions in the holy city were an escalation and called on it to end its dangerous provocations.